diff --git a/src/random_events/__init__.py b/src/random_events/__init__.py
index e7c12d2..f593cd5 100644
--- a/src/random_events/__init__.py
+++ b/src/random_events/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.0.3'
+__version__ = '2.0.4'
diff --git a/src/random_events/events.py b/src/random_events/events.py
index e0e7bb3..ad62c94 100644
--- a/src/random_events/events.py
+++ b/src/random_events/events.py
@@ -421,6 +421,12 @@ def fill_missing_variables(self, variables: Iterable[Variable]):
             if variable not in self:
                 self[variable] = variable.domain
 
+    def decode(self):
+        """
+        Decode the event to a normal event.
+        :return: The decoded event
+        """
+        return self.__copy__()
 
 class EncodedEvent(Event):
     """
@@ -458,18 +464,17 @@ def check_element(variable: Variable, element: Any) -> Union[tuple, portion.Inte
 
         return element
 
-    def decode(self) -> Event:
-        """
-        Decode the event to a normal event.
-        :return: The decoded event
-        """
-        return Event({variable: variable.decode_many(value) for variable, value in self.items()})
-
     def fill_missing_variables(self, variables: Iterable[Variable]):
         for variable in variables:
             if variable not in self:
                 self[variable] = variable.encode_many(variable.domain)
 
+    def decode(self) -> Event:
+        return Event({variable: variable.decode_many(value) for variable, value in self.items()})
+
+    def encode(self) -> Self:
+        return self.__copy__()
+
 
 class ComplexEvent(SupportsSetOperations):
     """
@@ -660,5 +665,18 @@ def plotly_layout(self) -> Dict:
     def is_empty(self) -> bool:
         return len(self.events) == 0
 
+    def encode(self) -> 'ComplexEvent':
+        """
+        Encode the event to an encoded event.
+        :return: The encoded event
+        """
+        return ComplexEvent([event.encode() for event in self.events])
+
+    def decode(self) -> ComplexEvent:
+        """
+        Decode the event to a normal event.
+        """
+        return ComplexEvent([event.decode() for event in self.events])
+
 
 EventType = Union[Event, EncodedEvent, ComplexEvent]
diff --git a/test/test_events.py b/test/test_events.py
index 21adfce..bb2de7b 100644
--- a/test/test_events.py
+++ b/test/test_events.py
@@ -366,6 +366,18 @@ def test_union_with_different_variables(self):
         for event in union.events:
             self.assertEqual(len(event), 2)
 
+    def test_copy(self):
+        event = Event({self.x: portion.closed(0, 1), self.y: portion.closed(0, 1)})
+        copied = event.copy()
+        self.assertEqual(event, copied)
+        self.assertIsNot(event, copied)
+
+    def test_decode_encode(self):
+        event = Event({self.x: portion.closed(0, 1), self.y: portion.closed(0, 1)})
+        encoded = event.encode()
+        decoded = encoded.decode()
+        self.assertEqual(event, decoded)
+
 
 class PlottingTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     x: Continuous = Continuous("x")